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| June 25, 2012 | Police cracks down on tourists taking parts of Rome as souvenirs | | Rome: In a bid to prevent ancient monuments
from getting damaged, the Italian police are cracking down on tourists who are
taking cobblestones and marbles from ancient Roman buildings. According to The
Daily Mail, security staff screening bags at Rome 's airports have reported a
surge in souvenirs, as X-ray scanners pick up objects in luggage during screening.
The Italian police said that dozens of the square stones used by Romans 2,000
years ago and broken pieces of mosaic and other artifacts have been found in passengers'
hand luggage. "They then put it in their luggage and take it home with them as
a souvenir of their holiday - we have also found large milestones made from marble
in suitcases that have been taken from the Appian Way ," Police chief Antonio
Del Greco said. The majority of those caught are 'northern Europeans', and several
British tourists have also been caught red handed. Del Greco said: "It's a particularly
unusual theft and at the same time it's one that we are finding is on the increase
and happening more and more often". Del Greco said those caught were left 'highly
embarrassed' but were not arrested, instead they were cautioned and allowed to
return home and their ancient souvenirs are returned to Rome council. Umberto
Broccoli, Superintendent of Culture of the Rome City Council, said: "I should
warn all tourists that the city's rich heritage should not be touched. What these
people do by stealing these items is show their ignorance". "If they want a souvenir
of their visit then they should buy something from a shop," he added.
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